Combined towel rack and holder.



N0. 886,53 l. PATENTBDMAY 5, 1908,

O. E- MYERS, COMBINED TOWEL RAGK AND HOLDER.

A'PPLIOA'F ON FILED SEPT. G 1907.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 5, 1908.

Application filecl September 6, 1907. Serial No. 891.714..

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, (has E. illvsi e, residing at Bozemen, in the countyof Gulls-tin and State of Montana, have invented s new and improvedCombined lo'w'el Rack and Holder, of which the following itspecificatio-n'.

My invention is an appliance adapted for hanging a. number of cleantowels and for holdiw the soiled towels, and primarily seeks to provideappliance of this chsraotei, a simple and economical construction thatcan be readily attached to a commode, to

bath or :1Sl1 room Walls, and in such manner that the clean towels canbe eesily detsched' therefrom singly and the soiled towels collectedtherein.

With the above other objects in view, my invention consists ofsn eoplisce this character, made up, preferably of stout wire bent to the desiredshape, whereby to form spring clemped towel supportin mom-- hers and a:Jesket like hotly.

In its more suherdinste fieetures, vention consists in certain detailsof com struetion, arrangement and eomhinetion oi parts, ell of whichwill be first desorihedi in detail, then be specifically pointed out inthe leims reference being lied to the drawings, in

l, s. perspective view of my in- .l epplied for use. Fig. 2, is e perva; of the main frame. Fig. 3, is e ereof, Fig. 1, is a transversesecnplete appliance.

l construction, my improved eppllenee 'eo iprises gener lly s main framethat is p erehly formed Wholly of stout wire and it is best up to suchshape that wh n the per" assembled to rectzmgule'rlorm, l or holder A ispro vided, and from which a of clamping members B project for wrdly fromthe upper edge of the basket portion thereof, as clearly showniii "hedrawings.

In 0 the appliance the top frame up from :1 single piece of stout Wire,one end, ,that is, the beginnirs end, of which is soiled to form on eye0 to receive e hook c as shown In shaping the first bent up at right ontren.-- verse end nmmhe'r 1 sud it is th e11 bent again at right anglesin 2. plane pm'ol my in formed on the opposite end the heel:

beginning portion thereof, clearly shown length of the basket portion,the said wire is repeatedly bent forwardly and hackwerdly in thehorizontal plane of the top of the basket whereby to form a. series of-spring clamped. hangers B, from which point the said Wire is againextended, and then bent back at right angles to form the other endport-ion ilk-from which point it is again been at ri 'ht angles and inslinemeht with the beginning portion to which it is clamped in themanner clearly sh wn in the drmvings and heretofore ststed.

At the foul". corner angles of the Wire that forms the upper frame 0,the said Wire is bent into eyes 202O and 2(F 20, the rear eyes 20 beingutilized to receive screws or nails for securing the well or othersupport, and also to receive ends 48 of the Usheped; end braces 4 whichare also formed of stout wire and bent to the shape shown, the othelhook ends 40* thereof engaging with the front eyes 20-2(l of the upperframe wire, as shown.

At ti 1 angles, the end members 4 are also best up to form eyes 4-0 toreceive the main hieces or bottom Wire rods 6-6, whose ends are hookedinto the eyes 40.

7 designates stays in the nature of ligllt interlaced wire, the ends ofwhich are wound about the main frame and which form the end and sideclosures of the basket portion of the appliance or device. The rear endof the bottom rod 6 is also centrally bent to form, an eye (it) to recei"e the fastening screw or supporting mail as shown. 4

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the drawing, the completeconstruction, the manner in which my invention is used and itsadvantages is believed will be readily op )erent,

' y reason of {ermin the main frame of stout spring Wire rod, the sameretains its rigidity and also sustains the clamp hanger members in aproperly projected position whereby to pendently sustain the towelswhich. can he readily pulled down from hotween the clamps.

By having the basket and hangers together the user hes the applianceplaced always in, sight in' depositing the soiled towels, therebyavoiding throwing the Wet towels on the Hour, furniture, etc.

the appliance in place on Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. As a new article, the combination of a towel hanging and holdingappliance, which comprises a basket like body whose upper portion isformed of a spring wire red, one part of which is bent'horizontallyoutward to form a series of spring clamping members for pendentlysupporting the towels between them.

, 2. Asia new article of manufacture, the combination of a towel hangerand holder, which comprises a basket like frame having an upper rimformed of a single strand of spring wire, the front portion of saidupper wire strand being bent outward in the horizontalplane of thebasket top to form a 1 series of spring clamped members, ends eachformed of a single wire strand bent to U- shape, whose ends interlockwith the upper l frame, wire braces for holding the lower pori tions ofthe ends separated, and lace wire I closures that extend around thesides, the" ends and the bottom of the main frame 25 wires, as setforth. l ORA n MYERS.- -lVitnesses: I JUST-in M. SMITH, i A. M;BRANDENBURG.

